consumer price index
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The most recent consumer price index showed that core inflation grew 2.6% in the year through November, below the 3% economists expected.
From Barron's
Investors may also not be fully confident that the November reading of the consumer price index provides an accurate reading of price pressures in the world’s biggest economy.
From Barron's
The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index, at 52.9, was a touch below expectations of 53.4, but Wall Street was still in a jolly mood following yesterday’s cooler-than-expected consumer price index.
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The benchmark consumer price index rose 2.4% on year for the month, unchanged from October.
His comments echoed warnings by economists Thursday after a delayed US consumer price index report indicated that inflation slowed to 2.7 percent in November, from 3.0 percent in September.
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